Dedicated to inspiring musicians and audiences through a determined passion for musical excellence, Irene Messoloras is a Greek-American conductor who maintains an active career as a music educator, clinician, and adjudicator. Her ensembles have delivered meaningful and passionate performances across the United States and on the international stage in both Europe and Asia.

Irene Messoloras is the conductor of Meridian, a London-based professional choir. Their debut EP Serenity can be found on Signum Records. Additionally, Messoloras is the Director of Choral Activities at the University of California, Irvine and currently serves as the Associate Chair of the Music Department. 

Under Messoloras’ leadership, her choirs have been celebrated as some of the finest in the United States, earning invitations to perform at the prestigious American Choral Directors Association National Conferences in both 2023 and 2021. Other recent performances include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Beijing Concert Hall. 

Irene Messoloras is the recipient of numerous awards for creative programming, diversity and inclusivity, community engagement, and conducting. Recently, Dr. Messoloras was awarded the Grand Prize for conducting at the World Classical Music Awards (2023), the Vivaldi International Music Competition Grand Prize Winner (2023), and received first place with special recognition at the Bach International Music Competition (2023).

In 2024, Messoloras’ UCI Chamber Singers earned second place in the American Prize Classical Music Competition for Best Choral Performance. The ensemble was also finalists for the Ernst Bacon Award for their outstanding performance of American music. 

Dr. Messoloras received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of California, Los Angeles at the Herb Alpert School of Music.